Flower (Yoonseok) ✅

Fifteen

Yoongi Focus

“No.”

“No?”

“No.”

“The fuck you mean no, kid?”

“I’m having fun, here. I’m not going to pay you a visit, old man. You can wait another century or so.”

“I’m your father!”

“And I care….why?”

“Min Yoo—“ Yoongi severed the connection and sighed, plopping down onto the couch. Jin cast him a concerned look.

“Everything good?”

“Dad wants me to come and visit him, but he’ll probably just try to set me up with a nymph again. I’m not interested.”

“Because you like Hoseok.”

“I do not—“

“Don’t deny it. You’ve stayed with him every time we go out so far.” Yoongi sighed and looked at the wall. It was true. Two weeks had passed and Hoseok had only really hung out with him. While the other gods had gone out and partied, Yoongi had stayed home and bonded with Hoseok.

They had become close, very close, and it was obvious that Yoongi had started crushing on the human.

“Why don’t you just confess to him?”

“Did you forget? He has a boyfriend.”

“An abusive one. It’d be so easy to just confess and take him away from that motherfucker.”

“You don’t know human nature, then. We don’t have the same mindset as them. Hoseok can’t see that it's wrong.”

“He can, he’s just too scared to leave.” Jin argued. “That man made him independent on him, provides everything for him. If Hoseok leaves him, he’ll have nothing. He has no one to turn to. You have to make sure that he knows he can rely on you if he leaves the other human.”

“I don’t want him to feel like he has to depend on me, though! I want him to be his own person!”

“He’s going to have to rely on you at first. You can just help him out, provide a place for him to stay. Help him get a job and then he can be independent. Maybe help him sue that motherfucker for abuse.”

“But he’s terrified.”

“Then you show him that you’ll protect him.” Yoongi sighed and looked away.

He was having doubts now. He so badly wanted to help and to save Hoseok. But he was having so many doubts.

“You’re scared you’ll fuck up like your father did.” Jin said matter of factly. “You think that you’ll end up taking Hoseok down to the underworld and making him stay there.” Yoongi looked away, knowing that Jin was speaking the truth. “You’re not your father, Yoongi.”

“But I could be. I could make that mistake. I could lose control, lose sight of what I’m trying to do and only end up hurting him more.”

“But you won’t.”

“I will! I’ll get scared, I’ll get insecure, and I’ll do exactly what my father did to my mother just so he couldn’t leave! And then what? What would make me so much better than that motherfucker who hits him every night? Nothing.”

“You wouldn’t hit him.”

“But I’d be keeping him trapped, just the same. I want to help him, but I can’t get romantically involved.” Jin sighed, shaking his head.

“You already are.”

-

Hoseok smiled and waved as he saw his friends approaching him. “Hey guys!”

“You coming over tonight, Hobi Hyung?” Jungkook asked.

“Yeah. I don’t have anything to do.” Jungkook smiled happily and nodded.

Hoseok dragged Yoongi off to class, smiling happily and chatting. He wore a short sleeved shirt for the first time. No marks marred his skin.

He seemed happier than usual, if that was even possible, and it made Yoongi feel sad, knowing that whenever Hoseok’s boyfriend came back…

That smile would become dimmer. Maybe disappear altogether.

-

Later that evening, all of them had just finished eating dinner, and the other gods had bailed out to go and hit up a club downtown.

Yoongi sat on the couch, Hoseok sitting comfortably next to him as they watched a movie.

But Yoongi wasn’t paying attention, he was only staring at Hoseok.

“Hey…” He finally said, softly. Hoseok turned to face his friend, smiling. He thought it was strange, how his heart fluttered every time he looked at Yoongi nowadays.he hadn’t felt these butterflies since he’d first met...him.

“Yes, Hyung?”

“Can I ask you a question?”

“Sure.” Hoseok turned his body to him, getting comfortable. The two had opened up to each other, and Hoseok was more than willing to answer any questions Yoongi had for him.

Yoongi sighed and looked down at his hands briefly, before looking back up at the human.

“Why do you stay with your boyfriend?”